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|  | | The Odd Number's Sbu Sitole has been named a jury president for the 2025 London International Awards (LIA)...read |
|  | | South African singer-songwriter and Grammy Award winner Tyla has been appointed as Pandora's newest brand ambassador, debuting in the Pandora Styled by Tyla campaign...read |
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| |  | DANETTE BREITENBACH The Visa Discovery Bank SpendTrend 2025 report highlights the global trend of people returning to the office and how this is accelerating the trend of convenience... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY IMC CONFERENCE Unforgettable moments and fond memories are what iconic brands are all about, but what does this mean for the current generation?... Read |
| Advertising |
 | South Africa and Uganda are the only African countries shortlisted in the Warc Awards for Effectiveness 2025 Middle East and Africa shortlist... Read |
 | The One Club for Creativity's10th annual Next Creative Leaders 2025, a free global competition recognising women, non-binary, and trans creatives on the rise, has opened the call for entries... Read |
 | BRENDAN SEERY Brendan Seery discusses SA Tourism going in a new direction in its latest ad and Toyota failing to try something new in theirs... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DENTSU Dentsu South Africa is proud to announce the promotion of Carni Wilkens to CGO, effective early April 2025... Read |
 | Last week saw the 2025 Dubai Lynx Awards winners announced, the Mena’s platform for creative excellence and effectiveness... Read |
| Branding |
 | Here's how packaging design has changed over the last 25 years... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DOUBLESHIFT Monavate rebrand launches on the world's biggest payments stage, Money20/20... Read |
 | Dove has entered the facial skincare category for the first time with Dove Regenerative in Brazil, a range developed in response to the growing demand for dermocosmetic products... Read |
 | Steenberg Wines has revealed a bold new visual identity for its flagship wines... Read |
| CRM, CX, UX |
 | DHEERAJ GOWRIE "Today, traditional customer experience as we know it is outmoded - not because it failed, but because consumers have taken complete control," writes Dheeraj Gowrie, executive: Assurance, at Frogfoot Networks... Read |
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 | ARI RAMKILOWAN & STEF ADONIS, ISSUED BY HELM Artificial intelligence is in a strange spot. With the explosion of AI tools and applications, we find ourselves teetering between two inseparable yet intertwined paths... Read |
 | ISSUED BY VICINITY MEDIA Vicinity Media is calling on all industry pros to enter the Vicinity Media Padel League Joburg. Cape Town teams smashed it with location precision earlier this year – can Joburg teams do the same?... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TDMC As one of South Africa’s leading digital media agencies, TDMC has a front row seat to the evolving e-commerce landscape... Read |
| Direct Marketing |
 | ISSUED BY DMASA The Assegai Awards are thrilled to announce that entries for the highly anticipated 2025 season are officially open today! This annual celebration of excellence in marketing and communications invites inventive minds and innovative agencies to highlight their best work, and this year promises to be one for the books... Read |
| ESG |
 | ISSUED BY LEVERGY As South Africa faces increasing climate risks, water scarcity, and economic disparity, the urgency to meet the United Nations SDGs has never been greater... Read |
| Events & Conferencing |
 | ISSUED BY RAND SHOW The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is set to captivate visitors once again at the Rand Show 2025, taking place at the Johannesburg Expo Centre from 17 to 21 April 2025... Read |
| Film & Cinematography |
 | Sony has partnered with Open Window, a creative arts institution in South Africa, to enhance the technical skills of emerging filmmakers while contributing to the growth of the local film industry... Read |
 | The Director’s Guild of South Africa (DGSA) has launched the first Annual DGSA Creatives Awards to celebrate directors, the visionaries behind the camera... Read |
| Marketing |
 | ISSUED BY MYRKL One way to get your name, face and – most importantly – your skillset out there, is through networking. Networking events are valuable opportunities to connect, exchange ideas, and expand your professional circle... Read |
| Media |
 | Ethiopia are conducting terrorism investigations into at least seven journalists from the privately owned Ethiopian Broadcasting Service... Read |
 | The Competition Tribunal has dismissed an exception application brought by MultiChoice in a case involving an alleged notifiable merger between MultiChoice and the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)... Read |
 | ISSUED BY RED OCTOBER TECHNOLOGIES Roar Media and Red October are thrilled to announce their strategic collaboration aimed at revolutionising the media landscape... Read |
 | Raj Lalbahadur has been appointed Media24 CEO... Read |
| Newspapers |
 | TIISETSO MOTSOENENG Tiisetso Motsoeneng, Business Day, acting editor, announces changes to the newspaper… Read |
| Online Media |
 | ISSUED BY DAILY MAVERICK Styli Charalambous and Michael Markovitz to take part in the virtual launch to address media’s sustainability crisis... Read |
 | IVOR PRICE, ISSUED BY YEHBABY MARKETING CREATIVES Food For Mzansi has earned its 21st international media award, winning Best Fact-Checking Project at the 2025 Digital Media Awards Africa... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BROAD MEDIA MyBroadband delivers unrivalled online marketing performance for B2B and B2C products and services... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DAILY MAVERICK Wins for Excellence in Journalism, Innovation, and Reader Engagement... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DAILY MAVERICK Daily Maverick is proud to announce a dynamic new addition to the Hermanus Fynarts festival: Wake Up with Daily Maverick, a compelling morning talk series taking place from 9 to 13 June 2025... Read |
| OOH |
 | KARABO LEDWABA Marketing is designed to stop you in your tracks, and a Cape Town property developer has tested the fine line between cheeky humour and public offence... Read |
| PR & Communications |
 | LEBO MADIBA Lebo Madiba is at the World Communications Forum Association’s Davos Communications Summit, a gathering of global communicators grappling with some of the most urgent questions facing our profession today... Read |
 | LEBO MADIBA Lebo Madiba is at the World Communications Forum Association’s Davos Communications Summit, a gathering of global communicators grappling with some of the most urgent questions facing our profession today... Read |
 | TEKANYO SELATELA A big part of public relations is cultivating meaningful connections with journalists... Read |
| Production |
 | ISSUED BY HOWARD AUDIO Last week marked a special moment at Howard Audio as we unveiled our latest project - a captivating campaign for SA Tourism, created in collaboration with the legendary Vusi Mahlasela... Read |
| Promotions & Activations |
 | Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille has launched the Easter Campaign, urging both local and international travellers to explore the country's diverse experiences. The campaign aims to boost tourism and support local businesses, with the "South Africa Awaits – Come Find Your Joy!" initiative at its heart... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BURGER KING At Burger King South Africa, guest is king – and now the king’s experience is entering a new chapter in the brand’s legacy... Read |
 | Puma, Shelflife and urban running crew The Nine Four have launched a co-branded collection of disruptive running apparel... Read |
| Radio |
 | Tebogo Mashego has been appointed managing director of You FM... Read |
 | ISSUED BY HOT 102.7FM Trigger warning: This article discusses topics related to sexual assault and graphic descriptions of violence and may be triggering for some individuals... Read |
 | NICK EFSTATHIOU, ISSUED BY OFM RADIO For OFM, the sound of your life, broadcasting into the heart of central South Africa, this isn't just a tagline, it's the very essence of collaborative success... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ALGOA FM Radio and television personality Sam Ludidi, who has been presenting the Sunday lunchtime programme on Algoa FM, will be taking over the afternoon Drive Show mic in May... Read |
 | ISSUED BY GAGASI FM Gagasi FM is proud to announce its nomination for Best Radio Station (South Africa) at the prestigious Urban Music Awards 2025... Read |
| Retail |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Claudette Smith, a determined entrepreneur recently opened her own coffee franchise shop, Shift Espresso Bar in Riverlands Mall in Observatory, Cape Town... Read |
 | The Prada Group has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Versace from Capri Holdings... Read |
 | Massmart’s Makro is set to open its 23rd store in April in Gonubie, East London - marking this its first new store opening since 2019... Read |
 | ISSUED BY EVOLVE UNLIMITED With South Africa’s recent VAT increase to 15.5%, the cost of everyday essentials is rising, placing even more pressure on consumers, particularly in the informal retail economy... Read |
| Social Media |
 | ISSUED BY VARSITY VIBE We’ve wrapped up our 4th annual Back To Uni Survival Kit campaign, and it’s safe to say this was one of our most impactful engagement campaigns yet... Read |
| Streaming |
 | The proposed service will leverage Synamedia's cloud-based technologies to deliver both linear television and video-on-demand content... Read |
 | ELOUISE KELLY Elouise Kelly, Country Manager at Viu South Africa, looks at how consumer content consumption is shifting... Read |
| TV |
 | SABC says the non-broadcast of the Afrikaans television news bulletin this past weekend was a scheduling error and the bulletin has not been cancelled... Read |
 | The five-part series Chasing The Sun 2 – A Story for South Africa: has proved to be a smash hit series, outdoing hit international titles in 2024 for M-Net viewers... Read |
 | ISSUED BY URBAN BREW STUDIOS As the Easter season draws near, Dumisa Channel (DStv 340) is proud to present an inspiring Easter Takeover, celebrating the message of hope, redemption, and resurrection... Read |
| Behind the Selfie |
 | KARABO LEDWABA Adriana Wooldridge is the brain behind the marketing magic at Homemation... Read |
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 | African credit ratings withstand pressure from US aid freezes and trade strains... Read |
 | AFC leads Africa's infrastructure revolution with record financial performance... Read |
 | ANGE ABOA The Trump administration announced tariffs of 21%, the highest in West Africa, on the Ivory Coast as part of higher targeted duties on dozens of countries... Read |
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 | Cell C has confirmed that data compromised during a recent cybersecurity breach has now been unlawfully published online by the ransomware group RansomHouse... Read |
 | Local luxury fashion reseller, Luxity has officially opened its new flagship store in Sandton City... Read |
 | Government has officially opened applications for the highly anticipated R500m support fund aimed at increasing the participation of South African owned spaza shops in the townships and rural areas retail trade sector... Read |
 | ROBIN VAN WYK Robin van Wyk, head of LnP Beyond Legal’s Environmental Practice says limited exemptions granted to Eskom reflect a complex balancing act between environmental responsibility and energy security and gives some practical steps going forward Read |
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